The SIT Brattleboro campus now has an active community farm, thanks to the hard work of SIT Graduate Institute students, alumni and staff from the Brattleboro-campus Environmental Working Group. The 2 acres farm, donated by World Learning, is being tilled and planted by the Farm Manager Steve Hed (an SIT Graduate alum) with the support of the World Learning/SIT facilities crew. The project is a partnership with Post Oil Solutions, a Brattleboro-based organization.
The vision of this initiative is to create a sustainable and just food system, both locally and globally. This vision is derived from a deep concern that people today either lack access to or are disconnected from the importance of nutritious food grown through sustainable agriculture methods. Produce grown on the farm will be used in the SIT Graduate Institute cafeteria and donated to the Brattleboro Drop In Center, a community food shelf.
Through the efforts of all involved, the Farm Initiative group has received a grant from the Vermont Community Foundation. Additional funds were also raised from the RENEW Conference on Social and Ecological Renewal held last month on the SIT campus.
There will be updates and photos available on the SIT Graduate Institute website, so look for news about upcoming gardening and food preservation workshops, produce sales, farm tours and other community events. See the PDF for more info or write to SITFarm@sit.edu.
This is really a great initiative from SIT graduate institute. It helps the country to grow in same field.
What an incredibly wonderful addition to the SIT experience!